UN recognizes compas, a Haitian music and dance genre

Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, has made UNESCO’s cultural heritage list ...

UN recognizes compas, a Haitian music and dance genre that has marked generations and brought joy

Compas, a beloved Haitian music and dance genre inspired by merengue and infused with percussion, has made UNESCO’s cultural ...

Dozens killed in Haiti’s capital following internal clashes within a powerful gang coalition

A human rights group says dozens of people in Haiti’s capital have been killed in a clash between a powerful gang coalition ...
NBC 6 South Florida

Haiti qualifies for the World Cup for the first time in 51 years

The World Cup drought for Haiti's national soccer team ended Tuesday night. The team qualified for the 2026 soccer tournament after defeating Nicaragua 2-0. Haiti finished top of their group in the ...
The Washington Post

Joy as Haitian men’s team secures first World Cup berth since 1974

Tens of thousands of Haitians poured into the streets of Port-au-Prince late Tuesday to celebrate the country’s first berth in the men’s World Cup in more than 50 years, a rare outburst of public joy ...
FIFA

Haiti shine bright with World Cup qualification

For the first time since 1974, the football-crazed Caribbean island of Haiti will participate in the FIFA World Cup. Haitians of all ages are smiling far and wide, as the Caribbean island secured ...
Miami Herald

Haiti makes history, returns to the World Cup for the first time in 52 years

Haiti is headed to the World Cup for the first time in more than 50 years, and celebrations broke out from Port-au-Prince to South Florida. The soccer-loving Caribbean island, which has been besieged ...
Task & Purpose

Marines got into a shootout with suspected gang members in Haiti

The gunfight started on Nov. 13 after suspected gang members opened fire on Marines guarding the embassy in Port-au-Prince. By Nicholas Slayton Published Nov 15, 2025 2:10 PM EST Marines guarding the ...
Observer

Singapore’s Nightlife Powerhouse Zouk Group Goes All in on Restaurants

Singapore’s Zouk Group is a nightlife company with staying power. The dance-music pioneer has been raging since 1991 and recently signed a five-year lease extension for its Zouk club complex on River ...
Reuters

Haiti gang violence claims 5,000 lives in less than a year, UN report

PORT-AU-PRINCE, July 11 (Reuters) - Almost 5,000 people have been killed in Haiti since October 2024, displacing hundreds of thousands as gang violence has escalated particularly around the capital ...
NBC News

Gangs in Haiti burn beloved Gothic gingerbread hotel that rose to international fame

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Haiti‘s once-illustrious Grand Hôtel Oloffson, a beloved Gothic gingerbread home that inspired books, hosted parties until dawn and attracted visitors from Mick Jagger to ...
Human Rights Watch

Haiti On the Edge of Collapse

Only 10 percent of Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince, remains under the control of the Haitian government. And even this last stronghold is now on the verge of collapse, putting the entire population at ...